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Good idea: from food waste to job skills

21st April 2015

Food waste is a growing problem. By some estimates, about one-third of the food the world produces is lost or thrown away. . . READ MORE

Growing pains in the sharing economy

19th October 2014

As a business writer, I’ve got used to the corporate jargon. But at one time I found it pretty confusing. Why did everyone want to share information with me? . . READ MORE

Technology changes the entrepreneur’s game

11th June 2014

Entrepreneurs are happier and more satisfied with their work than most. That’s what the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) found in a recent report. . . READ MORE

Can the MBA accommodate the circular economy?

30th May 2014

It won’t be easy: shifting the linear “take-make-use-dispose” model of production to a circular one, with energy, water and waste returned to the cycle and companies becoming temporary stewards of materials rather than resource consumers. . . READ MORE

CEO perspective: Ajay Goel, Tata Power Solar

19th May 2014

After returning to his native India in 2012 to take on a job at Tata Power Solar, one of the first things Ajay Goel did was to head out of the office. . . READ MORE

Can McDonald’s turn its golden arches green?

9th May 2014

Tuck into a burger and the beef you’re eating took 2,400 litres of water to produce, says WaterWise. And the cow burped out a lot of methane before being slaughtered. Do you care? . . READ MORE